[Alberg30] overheating

[John Birch]

When power beating may I suggest it prudent to make sure the boat heel angle
does not exceed the maximum operating angle of the engine so you don't
uncover the sump pump and or run the bearings or crank shaft dry. Same with
the water intake.

Different engines have different max angles of operation - unless you have
an oiless sump ; )

Cheers,

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sousa, stephen (ENG)" <sousa_stephen at emc.com>
To: "'Alberg 30 public list'" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 7:48 AM
Subject: RE: [Alberg30] overheating


> Lee,
>
> Before I modified the fittings in the hull, fix the temperature gauge to
> acquire an accurate reading. You may not have any problems with
overheating.
> Also what type of oil are you running in the Volvo (I would expect this is
a
> diesel)? Most manufacturers recommend 15W-40, personally I like Chevron
Delo
> which I run in my trucks and auto diesels, Walmart carries this oil for
$5-6
> a gallon. I have personally not run into an overheating situation on any
> tack with the Alberg.
>
> Stephen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
> [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of FINNUS505 at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:44 PM
> To: public-list at alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Alberg30] overheating
>
>
> Interesting and valuable discussion on diesel exhaust smoke color and
> diagnosis of which problems different color smoke indicates,
> but.................back
> to my question!!! :), anyone see a problem of overheating when
powersailing
> on port tack, and the exhaust thru hull is intermitently submerged?
>
> The reason I am not completely sure there was a problem is that my water
> temp
> gauge was not working consistently on a trip when we had to powersail to
> windward, bucking a current, towing our dink, in order to make port. While
I
> did
> not trust the temp gauge, I noticed oil pressure dropped 5 points or so,
and
> I
> thought that might have been an indication that the engine was
overheating.
> When I noticed that, of course we shut down our volvo, and changed
> destination
> that day to a port we could make under sail alone. I have since put in a
new
>
> water temp gauge, but have not had a chance to powersail on port in enough
> wind
> to reproduce the original conditions under which I experienced the
potential
>
> problem again, ie; that the exhaust thruhull was submerged for any length
of
>
> time, and so I was wondering if anyone else noticed this problem.
> It will not be much trouble to move the exhaust thru hull up to the lower
> corner of the transom, but obviously, I would rather not have to do it if
> unecessary.
> I know there are alot of A30 sailors here that have been sailing these
boats
>
> for a long time, and have been under 'adverse conditions' more than once
or
> twice. If noone else has noticed this problem and have been sailing with
the
>
> exhaust thru hull in the standard place all these years, that will be good
> enough
> for me!!!!!!!  :)
> Thx,
> Lee
> Stargazer #255
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